A few months ago I had the z’chus of leading the davening throughout shabbos at Congregation Ohab Tzedek in Manhattan. After mussaf, an elderly man (although with a youthful bounce to his step) by the name of Rene Slotkin approached me, gave me a yasher koach and wished me a gut shabbos…
After speaking about how he was a survivor of Auschwitz, he then told me the incredible story of how the actual numbers on his arm served as testimony that Hashem was with him throughout his time in the death camp.
Be Inspired…click on the above link to watch Mr. Slotkin tell his story, along with a nigun I humbly composed inspired by this tale of true faith in Hashem.
Story by Mr. Rene Slotkin
Nigun composed by Eitan Katz
Piano- Rambam Agababayev
Drums: Eran Asias
Violin: Jeremy Brown
Cello: Brian Sanders
Bass- Yoshie Fruchter
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beautiful actually brought tears to my eyes as I heard when you started to sing the words of “shebshiflenu” this was a song that my father (david Roth a’h) would put his heart and soul into while leading the beautiful pesach seders for as long as I can remember, and hearing the recitation of the holocaust survivor of his story and experiences brought it full circle to the stories that my father never wanted to share – hatlzlacha and thank you suzie samet